Homo Ludens
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“All are temporary worlds within the ordinary world, dedicated to the performance of an act apart.”
Homo Ludens
I play “games”. Homo Ludens isn’t about video games. It’s about the basis of games. Homo Ludens translates to “playing man”. Huizinga shows how “play” is a precursor to the game of society. There are better ways to convey what Huizinga is talking about, but I give it a pass because it’s an anthropological work.